Where does “niyânan” come from?

niyânan (Plains Cree) comes from Proto-Algonquian nya·θanwi — five.

niyânan (Plains Cree): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “niyânan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Algonquiannya·θanwifive
Every word from Proto-Algonquian nya·θanwi
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